Valérie Bonneton (born 5 April 1970) is a French actress.
Life and career Bonneton was born in Somain, Nord department. Her father was an insurance salesman and her mother a housewife. She grew up in neighbouring Aniche and fell in love with acting in her cinquième (~Year 7) French class. Considering an acting career too difficult, she entered the science stream for her baccalauréat, intending to become a veterinarian. But playing the role of Ismène in Anouilh's Antigone changed her mind. After her baccalauréat she left for Paris where she enrolled at Cours Florent, supporting herself with part-time jobs (fruit seller, baby-sitter, sculptor's model). In 1991, she was accepted into the National Academy of Dramatic Arts where she studied until the age of 26.
Career She took noteworthy supporting roles in films, until the success of the television series Fais pas ci, fais pas ça in 2007, which made her popular. In 2010, she appeared in Guillaume Canet's Little White Lies which earned her a César Awards nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In 2013, she appeared in Eyjafjallajökull with Dany Boon. In 2017, she acted in Garde alternée with Didier Bourdon and Isabelle Carré.
Personal life Bonneton has two children from a relationship with actor François Cluzet.
Filmography
Feature films YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes1996Love, etc.The floristMarion Vernoux1998La voie est libreBrigitteStephane ClavierGrève partyFabien OntenienteThe Perfect GuySophieOlivier DucastelLa Mort du ChinoisFloJean-Louis BenoîtMookieNun RoseHervé Palud1999L'Homme de ma vieMyriamStéphane Kurc2000Sentimental DestiniesArthur Pommerel's wifeOlivier Assayas2001Voyance et ManiganceAgnèsÉric Fourniols2003Le Bison (et sa voisine Dorine)ReineIsabelle NantyJanis et JohnWoman on the busSamuel BenchetritFrance BoutiqueNormaTonie Marshall2004Les gens honnêtes vivent en FranceChloéBob Decout2005La cloche a sonnéNathalieBruno HerbulotJe vous trouve très beauLawyer LabaumeIsabelle Mergault2006Essaye-moiJacqueline's colleaguePierre-François Martin-LavalLa JungleNatachaMatthieu DelaporteL'École pour tousPashminaÉric Rochant2008Summer HoursAngela MarlyOlivier AssayasBouquet finalMarie ThanatoMichel Delgado 2010 Little White Lies Véronique Cantara Guillaume Canet2011Propriété interditeClaireHélène AngelQui a envie d'être aimé ?HortenseAnne GiafferiGoodbye First LoveCamille's motherMia Hansen-LøveLe SkylabAunt MichelineJulie Delpy2012L'Oncle CharlesCorinneÉtienne Chatiliez2013Des gens qui s'embrassentIrèneDanièle ThompsonEyjafjallajökullValérieAlexandre Coffre2014Jacky in Women's KingdomThe sheriffRiad SattoufÀ coup sûrBéné DorianDelphine de ViganSupercondriaqueIsabelleDany BoonDo Not DisturbElsaPatrice Leconte2015The Night WatchmanMylènePierre JolivetThe Roommates PartyBéatrice BretzelAlexandra Leclère2016The JewsEvaYvan Attal2017Garde alternéeMarieAlexandra Leclère2018La Ch'tite familleLoulouteDany Boon2019Little White Lies 2VéroniqueGuillaume Canet2021Eugénie GrandetMadame GrandetMarc Dugain
Television YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes1995Les Zacros de la téléDany BoonTV series1996Viens jouer dans la cour des grands PatriciaCaroline HuppertTV movie1998Le Feu sous la glaceEveFrançoise Decaux-ThomeletTV movie1999Chasseurs d'écumeMarie-AnnickDenys Granier-DeferreTV series2002Caméra CaféThe lingerie demonstratorTV seriesLa Famille GuérinCaroline GuérinTV series2005Vénus et ApollonTV series – Season 1 Episode 252007Chez MaupassantRosalieGérard Jourd'hui2007–2017Fais pas ci, fais pas çaFabienne LepicAnne Giafferi & Thierry Bizot TV series2011Héloïse et Le Romancier MartinMarie-ThérèseJérôme Foulon TV movie2022Irma VepFrench PROlivier Assayas TV miniseries
Awards and nominations
Award Year Nominated work Category Result Molière Awards 2008 God of Carnage Best Supporting Actress Golden Nymph Awards 2009 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Best Actress in a TV Series – Comedy César Awards 2011 Little White Lies Best Supporting Actress ACS Awards 2015 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Best Actress 2016 Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters 2016
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